Reel seat



Jam 3L 1939.

c. A, SCOGLAND ET AL. 2J4512 REEL SEAT Filed Sept. l5, 1937 ATTORNEY.

Patented Jan. 31, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEA 2,145,612 12.151121. sEA'r diana Application September 13, 1937, Serial No. 163,586

10 Claims.

This invention relates to reel seats, and particularly to a construction by means of which a fishing reel may be mounted on a shing rod.

Heretofore such reel seats have generally been 5 made entirely of metal. This has generally required construction of the fishing rod with an enlarged butt end, or a rod handle portion extended within the reel seat to accommodate a reel seat barrel of proper diameter relative to the compara- U tively small rod diameter. Such constructions have proven satisfactory, but require considerable labor to manufacture and assemble and are comparatively expensive. Previous reel seat constructions have also required the barrels thereof to be formed of comparatively heavy stock to permit formation of threads thereon for mounting reel plate locking means, or the soldering thereto of threaded sleeves, sockets and the like, all involving substantial labor and expense and some positive mechanical securing means to interconnect the parts.

It is, therefore, the primary object of this invention to provide a reel seat having part thereof formed of molded plastic material constructed and arranged to accommodate simple .and rapid manufacture and assembly.

A further object is to provide a reel seat having an internally ribbed hollow barrel adapted to t on a rod of comparatively small thickness and to firmly mount a threaded sleeve at one end thereof.

A further object is to provide a reel seat having a hollow barrel provided with equi-spaced longitudinally extending radial internal ribs adapted to solidly t on rods of various cross-sectional congurations.

A further object is to provide a reel seat constructed and arranged whereby the parts thereof t together on a fishing rod securely .and op- 40 eratively by friction and without the use of securing means.

A further object is to provide a reel seat construction formed of a plurality of parts which t together on a fishing rod to be held in place by hand grips on said rod.

Other objects will be .apparent from the description and the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of a fishing rod.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional View of the tubular body of the reel seat taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 4.

(Cl. 43-22l Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 4--4 of Fig. 3 illustrating they application of the tubular body of the reel seat mounted on a fishing rod of circular cross-section.

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view similar to Fig. 4 and illustrating application of the reel seat tubular body on a fishing rod of hexagonal crosssection.

Referring to the drawing, which illustrates the preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral I8 designates a shing rod,suchas a tapered elongated bamboo shaft of circular or hexagonal cross-section. The exposed portion of this rod is smooth nished and smooth coated as with varnish; and the concealed or butt portion I I thereof is preferably of equal transverse dimension throughout its length and either unfinished or roughened for purposes to be hereinafter set forth. On the extreme end of butt portion I I of the rod is mounted a hand grip I2 preferably formed of cork. Handle I2 is suitably congured and has a central bore therethrough in which butt portion II of rod lll fits snugly, the roughened surface of said rod portion II serving to afford a firm frictional t between rod and handle, though it may be cemented or glued on the rod if desired. The rod i preferably terminates forwardly of the rear end of the handle, and a cork plug I 3 is fitted in the handle bore to fill the same.

A tubular barrel or sleeve I4 ts on rod I0 forwardly of hand grip I2. Sleeve I4 is preferably formed of molded plastic material, such as Tonite, and comprises a large diameter portion i and a reduced diameter portion I6, there being a fiat circumferential transverse shoulder I'I between said portions. Sleeve I4 is of substantially greater diameter than rod portion II on which it ts, as is also the longitudinal bore therethrough, thereby providing the walls of the sleeve of thin section to accommodate rapid molding thereof. A plurality of radial ribs I8 extend longitudinally from end to end of sleeve III in equispaced relation to the interior of the sleeve, and

are integrally formed therewith. Ribs I8 are preferably six in number, with the opposed inner edges thereof spaced apart a distance equal to the diameter of a circular rod or substantially equal to the spacing of opposed faces of a rod of hexagonal or other polygonal section, whereby sleeve I4 ts firmly on rod portion II. Ribs I8 are beveled at I9 at one end to facilitate application thereof on said rod.

A socket 26, preferably formed of sheet metal, ts between handle I2 and sleeve III. This socket comprises a cylindrical body portion fitting snugly around the end of large diameter portion I5 of sleeve I4 at one end thereof for the major portion of its circumference and having an integral outward offset portion 2| spaced from said sleeve. An apertured in-turned iiange 22 is formed at one end of socket 20 to iit between the ends of hand grip I2 and sleeve I4 and to loosely encircle the rod I0.

A sleeve 25, such as a die casting, fits snugly on the reduced portion I6 of sleeve I4, and is preferably somewhat longer than said portion I6. A series of outwardly protruding screw threads 26 are formed at one end of sleeve 25, said sleeves preferably being interrupted by a longitudinally extending smooth-faced portion 2l of a widthV approximately one-fourth of the circumference ci said sleeve and inset relative to threads 2S. 'Ihe thickness of the wall of sleeve 25 at slot 2l is preferably equal to the depth of shoulder IT of barrel Id. The end of sleeve 25 opposite said threaded end is preferably outwardly flared at 28. An internally screw-threaded collar or nut 29 having an enlarged knurled end portion is threaded on sleeve 25; the threads at the lower end thereof preferably being slightly shallower than the remainder thereof for purposes to be hereinafter set forth.

A cork handle or gripping portion Bil of suitable configuration and having a central bore of the same diameter as rod portion II, nts tightly on said rod and bears against flared end 28 of sleeve 25.

It will thus be seen that the rod, hand grips and reel seat comprise a plurality of parts which may readily be independently manufactured. To assemble these parts in operative relation collar 29 is iirst threaded on sleeve 25, and this unit is tted on reduced portion I5 of sleeve I4; and socket 29 is fitted on the end of enlarged portion I5 of sleeve Id. Hand grip 35 is fitted on the rod at the upper end of portion II of the rod. Then the sleeve I4, with its assembled sleeve 25, collar 29 and socket 29, may be slid on rod portion II with the projecting ared end 28 of sleeve 2S abutting the inner or lower end of handle 32. Handle grip I2 is then tted on the rod to press against socket 2D and plug I3 is applied.

The cork hand grips I2 and 3) effectively grip the roughened butt portion II of rod Ill to prevent sliding and displacement thereof on said rod. However, to insure firm positioning of these handles, they may be cemented or glued. The stationary reel seat parts, i. e. sleeves Ill and 25, and socket 2i! are held in operatively assembled relation between the handles, the sleeve 25 being held against sliding on sleeve I4 by abutment with shoulder I'I at one end and engagement of fia-red end 28 thereof with handle 30 at its opposite end. all without the use of mechanical securing means therewith. The tight rictional fit of sleeve 25 and socket 28 on sleeve I4, coupled with the end pressure applied by the hand grips, serves to hold the reel base plate engaging and receiving portions 2'! and 2I thereof, respectively, in alignment.

In use, the base plate of a fishing reel seats against barrel portion I5 and reduced smooth portion 21 of sleeve 25, which portion 21 is preferably flush with portion I5 of sleeve I4. One end of said base plate is inserted within off-set 2i of socket 25, and the collar 29 is threaded on sleeve 25 to overlie the opposite end of said base plate, with the tapered interior of said collar `accommodated by the lower shallow threads thereof serving to urge said base plate solidly against sleeve portions I5 and 2l. The ribs 28 serve to reinforce sleeve I4 to permit the same, though of thin walled section, to sustain the pressure applied thereagainst by the reel. Likewise, said ribs permit use of one sleeve construction as standard for all rods of the same thickness, whether said rods be of circular or polygonal cross-section, and eliminate the necessity of a thick walled sleeve, an enlarged rod butt, a handle insert, or the like to provide a surface of proper enlarged diameter relative to the rod section for the purpose of receiving and seating the base plate of a shing reel.

We claimt- 1. In combination, a fishing rod, a thin walled sleeve encircling said rod and having a plurality of equi-spaced longitudinally extending interior ribs seating on said rod, said sleeve having a circumferential shoulder intermediate its ends, a socket encircling one end of said sleeve, an adjustable reel plate lock mounted on the other end of said sleeve and abutting said shoulder, and stationary hand grips on said rod respectively abutting said socket and lock.

2. In combination, a fishing rod, a sleeve encircling said rod and having longitudinal interior radial integral ribs bearing on said rod, a portion of said sleeve being of reduced diameter to provide a shoulder, a threaded sleeve fitting on and of a length at least equal to the length of said reduced portion, and a hand grip on said rod engaging the end of said threaded sleeve to hold the same against said shoulder.

3. In combination, a shing rod, a sleeve concentric of and outwardly spaced from said rod, a plurality of equi-spaced interior ribs extending longitudinally of said sleeve and bearing against said rod, said sleeve being of reduced external diameter at one end, a threaded sleeve tting snugly on the reduced portion of said first sleeve and including a longitudinal slotted portion flush with the large diameter portion of said rst sleeve, and a hand grip on said rod engaging the outer end of said threaded sleeve to lock the same on said first sleeve.

4. In combination, a fishing rod, a sleeve concentric with and spaced from said rod having longitudinal interior ribs engaging said rod, said sleeve having an exterior shoulder, a reel plate i lock including a threaded sleeve snugly iitting on said rst sleeve, said threaded sleeve abutting said shoulder at one end and projecting beyond the end of said sleeve at its opposite end, a reel plate socket at the other end of said iirst sleeve, and spaced hand grips xed on said rod and abutting said socket, and threaded sleeve to lock said parts in operative relation.

5. In a reel seat, a thin walled sleeve having a plurality of equi-spaced longitudinally extending radial interior ribs adapted to t on a iishing rod of reduced thickness as compared to the interior diameter of said sleeve, said ribs and sleeve being integral and molded of a synthetic resin.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein said ribs extend from end to end of said sleeve and are bevelled at one end to facilitate insertion of a rod therebetween.

7. The device of claim 5, wherein said ribs are six in number to t on a rod of any desired crosssectional shape and of a thickness substantially equal to the spacing of the inner faces of opposite ribs.

8. The device of claim 5, wherein one end portion of said sleeve is of reduced exterior diameter to provide a circumferential shoulder intermediate the ends of the sleeve.

9. The device of claim 5, having one end of said sleeve of reduced exterior diameter, and a threaded metal sleeve snugly tting on the reduced end portion of said rst sleeve.

` 10. The device of claim 5, having one end of said sleeve of reduced exterior diameter, and a metal Sleeve snugly tting on the reduced end of said rst sleeve and having a series of protruding screw threads interrupted by a longitudinal slot which extends substantially ush with the large diameter portion of said rst sleeve.

CHARLES A. SCOGLAND. l PHILIP H. SANDERS. 

